Antioch Baptist Church, which opened in 1885, is one of the oldest African-American churches in Wilcox County. It sits on a rise on the outskirts of …
Located in front of this church is a historical marker. Following are the details provided on this marker: “This building was constructed c. 1849 as a …
This house, commonly referred to as “The Beck Place”, is a two-story frame building constructed circa 1850-60 in a vernacular interpretation of the Gr …
This historic building located in Camden’s downtown historic district served as the law office for Colonel Franklin King Beck. Colonel Beck, who comma …
Black Belt Treasures is a non-profit organization developed to showcase and promote the artists of the Alabama Black Belt region. Since opening its ga …
The Dale Masonic Lodge organized at Dale Town (later Prairie Bluff) in 1827. When the town declined in the 1840s, members voted to move the lodge to C …
Dry Fork is a historic plantation home located in the Sedan community near Camden, AL. This is one of the oldest documented homes still standing in Wi …
This church was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage (ARLH) on April 18, 2007. According to the Alabama Historical Commission’s P …
This is the oldest documented structure in Camden. It was built for Thomas Dunn who was one of the earliest settlers of this area. It is believed that …
This church congregation was organized in 1845. The original church building was erected in 1856. It burned on September 17, 1869 and the present bu …
It’s believed that this dwelling was built in the late 1820s. The house’s modified I-frame architecture, the absence of a center hallway, and federal …
This is one of several “Sears, Roebuck & Co.” homes that were shipped by railroad to Wilcox County in the early 1900’s. They came as modular secti …
During the Civil Rights Movement, black residents of Gee’s Bend began taking the ferry to the county seat at Camden to try to register to vote. Local …
Horn-Jones-Sadler Law Office at Camden, AL (built ca. 1846; recorded in HABS and listed on the NRHP)
The Horn-Jones-Sadler law office was built around 1846. It is a one-story, shotgun structure with a gabled end portico. The building contains Victor …
Arthur Pendleton Bagby, who served two terms as Governor of Alabama (1837 and 1839) and later as a U. S. Senator, moved to Camden in 1853. He contrac …
During the early 1840s, the county seat underwent a name change from Barboursville to Camden. During this time, local dentist Benjamin Thompson purcha …
The McDowell House, also known as Liberty Hall, was built during the early 1850s for John Robert McDowell by W. W. Robinson. This two-story Greek Revi …
This building was Wilcox County ‘s third county jail. It was constructed in 1889 by L. Y. Tarrant for $4800. In 1960, jail operations were moved to a …
Located approximately 6 miles northeast of Camden on the 22,000-acre Dannelly Reservoir Lake (locally referred to as Millers Ferry Lake), Roland Coope …
Inspired by the works of architect Samuel Sloan, this outstanding example of antebellum eclecticism was built in 1851 for Judge David W. Sterrett, law …
This is a nationally known Wilcox County, AL plantation home. Throughout the years, it has been featured in numerous national magazines and books conc …
The Wilcox County Courthouse was built c. 1858 by Alexander J. Bragg, brother of the builder of the Bragg-Mitchell home in Mobile. The Greek Revival s …
The Wilcox Female Institute is a historic Greek Revival-style school building in Camden. The brick structure features twin Doric columns, a second flo …